I actually decided to document a day in my life before I knew it was a prompt for the May blogging challenge. All these pictures were taken on a Tuesday, which happened to be the last day of classes at ASU before finals. Micah was out of town, which is why he does not make an appearance. I feel like this is my "old normal." I will be at home all summer and then the baby will arrive right after school starts in the fall. I will be teaching online, so I won't have to go to campus on a regular basis like I do now. I know I will figure out my "new normal" once the baby arrives, but it's fun to have these pictures to help me remember what life was like now... *All photos were taken on my iPhone with no edits or filters. Clean the sheets day // 7:40am Donuts for my students on the last day of class // 8:35am The sweetest thank you note ever written by a college student // 9:55am Headed into the gym // 10:15am Still somehow running at 20+ weeks pregnant // 10:25am Car wash // 11:45am Lunch at Rubios // 12:30pm Working on a school project // 1:15pm Stop by the public library // 2:00pm Had to pick up my current laundry-folding show // 2:05pm Stayed at the library to work on school stuff for a bit // 3:20pm Taking a survey in the library parking lot for some undergrads in a psych class // 4:05pm Grocery shopping at Fry's // 4:15pm Second stop at Target // 4:55pm Putting away the groceries // 5:30pm Headed to girls night // 7:00pm Dressed up the bump // 7:15pm When in doubt, order mac and cheese // 8:30pm Ice cream stop on the way home // 9:50pm Oh yes... that // 10:30pm Good night // 11:05pm ... Read more
Dear Jaywalker, I’m Sorry I Hit You.
Dear Entitled Jaywalker, I'm sorry I ran you over in my Mazda. I was in a hurry to get to class and I didn't see you wandering down the middle of the street. I didn't notice you as you walked diagonally across two lanes, with your back to oncoming traffic, at the slowest pace known man. I did notice the crosswalk thirty feet away from you, and I even noticed the pedestrians there, waiting to cross the street at the designated spot. In fact, I even stopped and patiently waited for them to cross with their right of way. I made eye contact with them and gave a smile and a wave as they looked both ways and stepped cautiously into the road. It's not that I have anything against the occasional jaywalk. In fact, I do it all the time. But let me teach you a few lessons. If you are going to jaywalk, do so at your own risk. You do not have the right of way. You should look both ways and hustle across the street at the quickest pace possible. And if, while you are jaywalking, you happen to cut off an unsuspecting driver and cause them to slam on their brakes to avoid hitting you, please don't flip them off or stand in the middle of the street angry and baffled as to why their car almost collided with your body. I am not against jaywalking; I am against entitled jaywalkers who don't realize they are putting themselves in danger and then sneer at the cars that almost hit them. So, I am sorry I hit you, you entitled wandering pedestrian. Except, not really. Love, Jen P.S. Don't think it's just you. I will address your friends, the entitled cyclists, as soon as I can. ... Read more
College Days.
Lately, my mind has been drifting to memories of college quite often. I don't know why. Maybe it's because I've been watching ASU undergraduates as they wrap up spring semester. Maybe it's because I'm getting old and I need to reflect on what my life was like ten years ago. Maybe it's because I miss my college friends. Maybe it's because I went to the best college in the world... Here is an example of one of my nostalgic thoughts recently. Yesterday, I was pondering the fact that I need more alone time than I used to. I'm still pretty extroverted and I love being around people, but I need days at home by myself to recharge. I don't remember ever needing so much alone time in the past to feel healthy. Then I thought: "Did I need alone time in college?" And then I thought: "When was was I ever alone in college?" Not only did I have lots of roommates during college, but I lived in the same room with my best friend for three years straight - three and a half if you count the fact that we often slept on my single bunk in my dorm room together all the time during our freshman year. And we did everything together. We ate together, worked out together, and studied {and didn't study} together. Our days were filled with antics, costumes, making friends at Starbucks, filling up our resumes with the strangest jobs {weird restaurants, camp counselors, nannies, car showroom receptionists, personal assistant to a real-life legally blond, filing paperwork for our old creepy landlord... what!?}, laughing, staying up too late, getting random piercings, scheming future tattoos, growing spiritually, serving at church, going to football games, driving around to buy carbohydrates for dinner, and the list goes on and on... Gosh, those were good, crazy times. I'm so thankful for them. I miss my friends. Texas forever. The end. ... Read more
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